Finger Lakes' Hunter Martin (10) with the three from the corner as the Lakers would get the 80-77 victory on the road. The Clinton Community College Cougars would host the Finger Lakes Community College Lakers at the Forrence Center as they finished off a week in which they played 4 games, 3 of them at home. It would be a game of runs throughout the first half as the Cougars would have as big a lead as ten, and then the Lakers would come back to take the lead by 6, and when the first half ended, it would be Clinton 41-37 as they looked for their second straight win. When the teams returned for the second, the Cougars would look to take control of the game, going up big. Still, the Lakers would keep fighting back,k and with 5 minutes left, they would have a 5-point lead, and the Cougars couldn't make it up as the Lakers would get the 80-77 victory. In the winning effort, the Lakers would go to 2-12 on the season. As for the Cougars, they would go to 4-10 while Jeffrey Weeks would have a 30-point night. As they get back in action on Saturday, January 24, against Mohawk Valley. Gallery

Hudson Valley's Juluis Reed (11) draws the contact as he drives the baseline and lays it off the window for the game-high 33-point night. The Clinton Community College would return home to start the 2026 portion of their season as they would take on the Hudson Valley Community College Vikings in NJCAA Region III action. It would be a game of runs, but the Vikings would always seem to have just a little more or just a little better run, and they would have the 43-33 lead after the first half. When the teams returned for the second half, it would be more of the same. Still, the Cougars would have their chances, getting within a couple of points at different times. Still, mental mistakes down the stretch would cost the Cougars, as they would win the half 44-39 but fall 82-7. In the losing effort for the Cougars, they were led by Jeffrey Collins Weeks III, who went to 3-8 on the season. As for the Hudson Valley Community College Vikings, Julius Reed led the way with 33 points as they improved to 6-8 in the season. The Cougars will be back in action on Wednesday, traveling to take on Vermont State. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Irwayne Connell (35) takes it hard to the basket and goes over Buffalo State's Chisom Ani (7) for the score as part of a 6-point night. It would be the last Plattsburgh State Cardinals Men's Basketball game before the winter break, and they would take on SUNYAC foe the Buffalo State Bengals in front of 300 fans. For the first half of the first half, the game went back and forth, with both teams taking the lead, but the Cardinals took control and led 37-2 at the intermission. When the teams returned for the second half, the Cardinals took complete control with a 46-29 half, and they walked away with an 83-58 victory as they head into the break at 4-3. In the Cardinals' winning effort, Reem Welch led the way with 24 points. For the Bengals W, Imer Beard and Remi Skvoc would each have 11 points, as they fall to 4-4 on the season. Gallery

Jefferson Community College's Jaydon Koiner (3) takes flight as he drives to the hoop for the score in the 88-78 victory. We would have NJCAA Division III Region III Men's Basketball from Clinton Community College, with the home Cougars hosting the visiting Jefferson Community College Cannoneers, who would get back on the winning track after yesterday's loss to Onondaga Community College. The game would be tight through the first half as the teams would trade the lead back and forth, and when the intermission hit, the Cannoners would have the slim 36-34 lead. When the teams returned for the second half, the Cannoners would explode out of the gate and take a quick 16-point lead and look to have the game in hand. Although the Cougars would give everything they could to get back in the game and, at one point, had it within four in the closing minutes, the Cannoners would win the half 52-44 and secure the 88-78 win. In the winning effort for the Cannoners, they would go to 2-4 on the season, while the Cougars fell to 2-3 on the early season. Gallery

Clinton's Jay-den Matos (1) goes up and around the defender for the basket as part of the 90-76 win over Fulton Montgomery Wednesday night. The Clinton Community College Cougars would be back at home as they welcomed the Fulton Montgomery Raiders, a fellow Region III opponent, looking to build on their win last week in the early season. Both teams entered the game at 1-1. The teams would play at a high-octane pace, up and down the court, and the first half would be tight throughout, with the Raiders leading 52-47 at the break. When the teams returned for the second half, the Raiders would keep it up and extend their lead to almost 15 before the Cougars would start to find the nylon, before they would turn up the jets and be off to the races as the Cougars would win the half 48-31 and secure the 90-76 victory. In the losing effort, the Raiders fall to 1-2 on the season as they are back in action at home over the weekend. As for Clinton Community College, they would improve to 2-1. As for the Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Irwayne Connell (35) drives to the basket past the defender for the score as part of his nine-point night. It would be the home opener for the Plattsburgh State Cardinals, as they would host traditional non-conference foe the Norwich Cadets from the Great Northeast Athletic Conference on Veterans Day, in front of 500 fans. The game would go back and forth in the first half, with both teams leading but always staying within 10 points, and the Cadets would have a 41-37 lead at the intermission. When the teams returned for the second half, the Cardinals' defense would step up as they would hold the Cadets to just 19 points for the half, while the offense would get out there and score 30, as the home Cardinals would secure the 67-60 victory as they go to 2-0 on the season. In the winning effort, the Cardinal Reem Welch led all scorers with 24 points. For the Cadets, they will fall to 1-1 on the season, and Michael Ndayishimiye would lead the way with 21 points. Gallery